Lesson 5: Recipe for Rest

Believers sometimes have the misguided opinion that their faith is weak if they show signs of mourning. This beatitude not only supports mourning_x0097_ it links it to a blessing. Mourning a loss is normal and there are things God wants us to learn from the loss. We must let God use our mourning to move us in three ways. First, mourning helps us ask the right questions about life. Second, it helps us to seek God_x0092_s answers. Third, it also helps us to accept the blessing God has provided including our salvation.